Deputy Mayor unveils vibrant new Community Hub

Kirk Hallam residents have been invited to an opening ceremony of a new community room in the village.

The £30,000 project has seen the transformation of a changing room block on the edge of a football pitch at Windsor Crescent. 

Part of the building is now a space fully kitted out for the wider community to use. The lunchtime event, held on 29th March, gave local people and interested partners a chance to see the newly refurbished space.

The revamp was made possible by the council securing a £30,788 grant from the FCC Communities Foundation. The organisation funds environmental and social projects using money from the UK arm of a waste and landfill multinational.

Kirk Hallam Community Wellness Network pushed for the building at Windsor Crescent to be repurposed after highlighting a need for youth and community space.

Local people backed the idea in a survey that was launched by the council’s Active Erewash team – which provides sport, physical activity and health-related services in the borough.

The Deputy Mayor of Erewash, Councillor Harry Atkinson, will officially open the community facility. He said: "What a truly fantastic day for Kirk Hallam. To see this community facility come to life is a moment of pure celebration. 

"Communities form the backbone of Erewash, let this space be a place where we can come together, support each other, and build an even stronger, more connected community."